Montgomery County Schools
Brew Tech Wins Awards at Model UN Event
Eastwood Winners of Handwriting Competition
These Eastwood Christian School students placed in the 2018 National Handwriting School Competition. A sample of the handwriting from each grade’s winner is now entered in the state competition. If a student wins at the state level, his or her handwriting sample is then entered in the national competition. The winners are Kindergarten Caroline Pearson, 1st grade Garland Thomas, 2nd grade Ben Ewald, 3rd grade Will Franklin Mauney and Harper Thomas tied for 1st place, 4th grade Leah Johnson, 5th grade Andrew Ewald and 6th grade Elisabeth Johnson.
Several Brewbaker Technology Magnet High students made their mark in the LAMP Invitational Model United Nations event. Austin Smith won Best Delegate, Rion Chon won Outstanding Delegate, Faisal Hossain won Best Position Paper, Dawson Corwin won Most Promising Freshman, and Jon Sims won a Verbal Commendation. The event at Loveless Magnet Academic Program Magnet annually brings together students from schools within Montgomery and throughout the state. Delegates at the event tackle critical problems of both the modern and historical world, helping the students develop public speaking skills and deepening their global awareness.
Area Schools Host Independent School Expo
100 Days at Halcyon
Halcyon Elementary fifth-grade teacher April Baxter got in on the fun dressing as a 100-year-old for the 100th day of school, along with her students, from left, Justin Hardiman, and Carmone Williams.
Montgomery Parents I March 2018
Ten area independent schools have come together to offer the River Region a unique opportunity to become acquainted with the participating schools, learn more about the unique mission behind each school, and gather details on the admissions process for the individual schools. Families interested in enrolling in pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade for fall 2018 or even fall 2019 should attend Sunday, April 8, from 2-4 p.m. at Auburn University Montgomery, room 230 in the Taylor Center. The River Region Independent School Expo has no admission charge and will feature representatives from these local schools: Alabama Christian Academy, Holy Cross Episcopal School, Hooper Academy, Macon East Academy, Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School, Prattville Christian Academy, Saint James School, The Montgomery Academy, The Rock School and Trinity Presbyterian School. “As the educational opportunities in Montgomery have grown over the last few years, families need time to research the many options available, explore the curriculum offerings at the various schools, and they need a chance to get to know the individuality of the schools,” said Cathy Pearson, dean of admissions at Saint James School. “We are so thrilled that the independent schools in the River Region have come together this year to provide this valuable service to our community. I am so pleased with the interest from the schools and I know our prospective students and their families will greatly benefit from this effort.” As organizations that are self-governing, self-reliant, and self-supporting, independent schools are missiondriven, with distinctive standards that are unique to that school. Independent schools are able to hire professional teachers who teach small classes with an unyielding commitment to education. The schools engage with parents, grandparents, alumni, and others in their community – communities of shared values, vision, and philosophy of learning. “Coordinating the participating schools for the Expo and assigning tasks for each school to manage during our planning was such a smooth process,” said Vicki Dickson, marketing and communications director at Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School. “We all share a common goal: we want to provide the most valuable information we can about our schools to as many families in the River Region as possible. We want these families to have every question answered so that they are able to make the most informed school decision for their children.” For more info, please visit River-RegionIndependentSchools.com. 16
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